Australia’s Meteorological Bureau stated on Tuesday {that a} La Nia climate occasion has developed over the Pacific Ocean for the second yr in a row that would carry above-average rainfall to the nation’s centre, north and east.
La Nia is usually related to extra precipitation, extra tropical cyclones, and cooler than common temperatures within the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Weather phenomenon might enhance Australia’s wheat yields. In September, the nation raised its wheat forecast for the season by 17 % to a file low, citing favorable climate.
Wetter than typical on the finish of the yr also can lead to a much less extreme bushfire season. “Back-to-back La Nia events are not uncommon, with about half of all previous events returning for a second year,” Andrew Watkins, chief of Operational Climate Services for the Bureau of Meteorology, stated in a press release.
La Nia occasions usually final a couple of yr, however local weather fashions recommend this yr’s sample might be short-lived, persevering with by the late Southern Hemisphere summer time or early 2022, Watkins stated.
“Every La Nia has different effects, as it is not the only climate driver affecting Australia at any one time,” he stated.
The United States climate forecaster stated final month that La Nia situations have developed and there may be an 87 % likelihood the climate sample will proceed by the December-February interval.
Australia’s Meteorological Bureau shifted its La Nia standing to ‘watch’ in September and upgraded it to ‘alert’ final month.
Earlier this month a low stress system introduced 50 to 150 mm of rain to elements of the southeast, probably the most in years, inflicting flooding in elements of the states of Queensland and inland New South Wales.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
